Water level in reservoirs falls to 35% of total storage capacity

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CRISIL Market Intelligence and Analytics, said. “In the near term, owing to a prediction of high temperatures over an extended period, summer crop sowing which largely comprises cereals like bajra and maize, pulses like moong, and vegetables like cucurbits and melons are expected to be negatively impacted following lower reservoir levels across key states like UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, AP, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu," Sharma added.

The situation in southern regions is turning worrisome as the storage in the 42 reservoirs dropped further to 22% of the 53.334 BCM capacity at 10.571 BCM. During the same period a year ago, the level was 34% of the capacity and 28% of the 10 year average, as per the CWC’s latest bulletin issued on Thursday.

Available water in the 26 reservoirs of the central region was at 20.815 BCM, 43% of total live storage capacity of 48.227 BCM. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 47% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 39%.

As far as the eastern region is concerned, water level in 23 reservoirs across Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura, Nagaland and Bihar depleted to 9.242 BCM, 45.24% of total live storage capacity of 20.430 BCM, while that of 49 reservoirs in the western region fell to 14.835 BCM, 40 % of total live storage capacity of f 37.130 BCM. Available water level in key reservoirs of east India a year ago was 40% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 44.94%.

Water level in west Indian reservoirs last year during the same time was 47% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 38% of live storage capacity. “Despite an increase in irrigation intensity, Indian